Sri Lankan restaurant, The Coconut Tree, which has locations in the likes of Bristol, Bath, Oxford and Cardiff, is hosting a fundraising night in which diners will enjoy a meal in candlelight only to raise awareness of the ongoing electricity crisis in Sri Lanka.
Alongside the dimming of both lights and music, The Coconut Tree - which serves up small plates in a "relaxed 'island vibe' setting" across all nine sites - will be donating 10% of its earnings to a charity close to the hearts of the founder - the Meth Mihira Special Education Centre, which cares for and educates children with special educational needs.
The Coconut Tree's five founders all hail from Sri Lanka and the electricity crisis people living there face is monumental. Power cuts lasting 13 hours have been experienced and has affected the economy as well as medical care - for example hospital surgeries halted, reports The Independent.
