Ignatius Sandyawan Sumardi is a former Jesuit priest,[1] closely linked to humanitarian activities in Indonesia after the Indonesian 1998 Revolution.
Since a very early age and especially during his period of study, Sandyawan developed an aspiration and life-mission to help the poor and others who were less fortunate.
Upon being ordained, Sandyawan joined Institut Sosial Jakarta, an NGO which was founded in 1985 by several Catholic priests and monks focusing on counselling laborers.
Sandyawan's Independent Fact Finding Team, which intends to support those who become victims of brutal violence, mutilation and rape during the May 1998 riot, constantly have to face daily terrors and risk their lives.
[3] He shared his experience supporting a poor community living by the Ciliwung River in the Asian Theology of Liberation Symposium in 2014.