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Help Tourism''' Help Tourism is an organization established in 1991, 15th August with the mission 'Communities - Conservation - Commitment' at a small but geographically important city called Siliguri in North of West Bengal, District Darjeeling, India. The organization works on empowering rural communities of East & Northeast India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar with tourism to conserve the rich and diverse local natural, cultural and historical resources. The organization is known for being the initiators of Birding, Buddhism, Tea, Volunteering and Cultural based tourism for the region. Help Tourism has led the Cross-Border Tourism for Peace and Responsible Tourism movement globally from the region. For Help Tourism, the natural resource conservation is restricted to the Biodiversity Hotspots of East Himalaya and Indo-Burma. During International Year of Ecotourism (IYE 2002), the role of Help Tourism was recognized by being the only organization whose products were highlighted. Help Tourism was also the first organization to take forward the Responsible Tourism movement from the region. The organization has addressed solution to problems related to nature conservation through rural tourism. Largely remote and isolated communities, belonging to rich natural areas and with practicing traditional cultures have been brought to the tourism map by Help Tourism in the past 25 years approximately.